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July 19, 2008

Rachael's NJ Pool Birthday

For Rachael's 29th Birthday, Emily and Tim invited everyone to come out to their new NJ house for a sleepover pool party!

Saturday, July 19th

nicole c
Rachael's good friend Nicole was wonderful enough to offer us a ride out to NJ!
driving ˆ nicole c
meredith
Meredith napped in the back.
driving ˆ sleepy ˆ meredith
Check out the mega-deck at Tim and Emily's new house! It's leads down to...
house ˆ nj
...THIS AWESOME POOL!
pool
I went down to the pool a couple minutes later to check it out. I heard a sound behind me...
pool
...and turned around to see this lovely white tailed doe.
deer
She was so busy happily chomping away that I managed to get within five feet of her before she realized I'd sneaked up on her.
deer ˆ nj
emily, tom c
The hostess! Who's a proud lil' homeowner?
emily ˆ tom c
rachael
The birthday girl! Spinning yarns.
birthday ˆ rachael
casey c, rachael
Swallowing meats.
casey c ˆ rachael
becky, little rachel, nicole c, rebecca r
Getting LULZ.
laugh ˆ becky ˆ little rachel ˆ nicole c ˆ rebecca r
meredith
Around 7pm I noticed that Meredith had gone done disappeared! After peeking my head into a couple of rooms I finally found her napping upstairs (with her tiny dino arm up in the air).
asleep ˆ dino arm ˆ meredith
casey c, dom
I heard the sweet sound of video games and made my way back downstairs to find that Guitar Hero had been fired up. Dom and Casey.
guitar hero ˆ videogames ˆ casey c ˆ dom
deb c, tom c
Deb and Tom! These are Rachael's awesome parents that I grew up down the street from. Tom was trying the game for the very first time and Jodee's explaining how it works to Deb.
guitar hero ˆ videogames ˆ deb c ˆ tom c
deb c, tom c
...vs. Tom!
guitar hero ˆ videogames ˆ deb c ˆ tom c
rachael, simon
Simon and Rachael. It doesn't matter if it's your birthday...
guitar hero ˆ videogames ˆ rachael ˆ simon
jodee, simon
....WINNER STAYS. LOSER WALKS. NO EXCEPTIONS.
guitar hero ˆ videogames ˆ jodee ˆ simon
me, meredith
The blissful sounds of Guitar Hero must've made their way to where Meredith was sleeping, because she reappeared from her nap just in time to...
me ˆ meredith
emily, tim, tom c
...head to the kitchen...
birthday ˆ emily ˆ tim ˆ tom c
rachael
...to sing to Rachael and wish her a HAPPY 29TH BIRTHDAY!
birthday ˆ cake ˆ candles ˆ rachael
emily
MLE cutting up what turned out to be ICE CREAM CAKE! Holla!
birthday ˆ cake ˆ ice cream ˆ emily
rachael
Happy birthday, Ray!
birthday ˆ rachael
rachael, rebecca r
What do you mean I've got something on my nose?
rachael ˆ rebecca r
casey c, emily, rebecca r
We were all out on the deck late night drinking beers and Dominic (who is Scott's cousin that we also grew up with!) started talking about shot-gunning beers at college.
casey c ˆ emily ˆ rebecca r
I forget this guy's name, but he's Jodee's guy and he's really funny. His ears immediately perked up at the mention of shotgunning...
beer ˆ shotgun
devra
...and about 10 seconds later Dominic found himself with a beer his hand with Devra and Jodee's guy insisting Dom show what he's made of! GAUNTLET DOWN!
beer ˆ best ˆ chug ˆ shotgun ˆ devra
devra
Hahaha. Devra and the other guy completely DEMOLISHED their beers. It was impressive. They even had time to wipe their chins clean and compose themselves before fixing Dominic with these awesome looks. Hahaha. NOT IMPRESSED!
beer ˆ best ˆ chug ˆ shotgun ˆ devra
Nightswimmin.
pool

Sunday, July 20th

meredith
The next morning, we got up a little after ten...
bed ˆ sidekick ˆ yawn ˆ meredith
meredith, simon
...had ourselves some breffis and a nice swim in the pool...
pool ˆ sunglasses ˆ meredith ˆ simon
...and then headed back to NYC. Happy 29th Birthday, Rachael! Love you!
driving ˆ nj
meredith
As it was in the beginning, so it shall be in the end.
asleep ˆ driving ˆ meredith

2 comments

  • jess kainaugust 3, 2010

    Ahhhh!!! I remember when Dominic was a toddler!

  • nylundaugust 4, 2010

    Meredith sleeps A LOT. I'm jealous.